Category: Wirenews
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Forward C.J. Fair scored 19 points, and forward Jerami Grant added 12 points and eight rebounds as No. 1 Syracuse held off pesky Clemson 57-44 Sunday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in the Carrier Dome. Guard K.J. McDaniels was the only Clemson player in double figures, finishing with 19 points. The […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Connecticut put five players in double figures and withstood a second-half surge by Central Florida to score a 75-55 victory. Guard Shabazz Napier had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the 22nd-ranked Huskies (18-5, 6-4 American Athletic Conference). Forward Lasan Kromah added 17 points and seven rebounds, and forward […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Perfection slowed to a drip for Syracuse on Sunday, but the Orange proved their resourcefulness by washing away another opponent. Forward C.J. Fair scored 19 points, and forward Jerami Grant added 12 points and eight rebounds as No. 1 Syracuse held off pesky Clemson 57-44 Sunday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Freshman forward Aaron Gordon scored a team-high 17 points, and Arizona neutralized the Pac-12’s leading scorer as the No. 2 Wildcats cruised to a 76-54 victory over Oregon State at McKale Center on Sunday. It was arguably the most complete offensive performance of the season for Gordon, who had been 11-of-42 from […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant posted 41 points, 10 rebounds and nine assist to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-100 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Durant came up one assist shy of his third triple-double this season. The Knicks (20-31) were still within […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — New York forward Carmelo Anthony and Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant are two of the premier scorers in the NBA. They have been since they first entered the league. Over the past two years, however, it is Durant who has shown an ability to expand his game beyond more than just a […]
LOS ANGELES — The Chicago Bulls extended the misery of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center with a 92-86 victory Sunday afternoon before an announced crowd of 18,997. Guard Kirk Hinrich led the Bulls with 19 points, while center Joakim Noah and forward Taj Gibson scored 18 apiece. Noah had a game-high 13 rebounds. […]
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another injury, and the Chicago Bulls added to the Lakers’ woes on Sunday. The Bulls extended the Lakers’ misery at Staples Center with a 92-86 victory over Los Angeles before an announced crowd of 18,997. Guard Kirk Hinrich led the Bulls with 19 points, while center Joakim […]
BOSTON — The Dallas Mavericks continue to establish themselves as solid playoff contenders in the Western Conference. Forward Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs cruised to their fifth straight victory, a 102-91 decision over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Dallas (31-21) moved into a virtual sixth-place tie with the idle Phoenix Suns, a half-game ahead of […]
NEW YORK — Rookie Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help spark the Brooklyn Nets to a 93-81 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night at the Barclays Center The 6-foot-11 forward/center out of Duke, whose previous high was 19 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on […]
